Everblades win shootout thiller over Augusta
March 17, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release
AUGUSTA, GA - The Florida Everblades (39-19-3) earned an thrilling 2-1 shootout victory over the Augusta Lynx (26-29-5) on Friday night at the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center.
In a playoff type game that featured end-to-end action for minutes at a time, the Everblades fell behind early in the contest after the Lynx tallied a power play goal just 4:03 into the contest when Nicholas Corbeil banged home a rebound past Everblades net-minder Kevin Nastiuk.
After a high-paced, but scoreless second period, the Everblades tied the game when Ryan Brindley one-timed a shot past Augusta goaltender Nathan Marsters from the slot at 10:05. The Everblades kept the pressure on through the remaining 9:55, but couldn't get a shot past Marsters for the potential game-winner.
Neither team scored in the five-minute overtime period, which included a penalty shot for Florida's Dan Sisca, sending the game into a shootout. In the shootout, the Everblades picked up goals from Vince Bellissimo and Sisca in the second and third rounds to grab a 2-0 lead, but Augusta responded with a pair of goals from John Whitwell and Brian Passmore in the third and fourth rounds. After a scoreless fifth round Corey Neilson back-handed the eventual game-winning past Marsters, and Nastiuk stopped Anthony Battaglia's attempt giving the Everblades the win. The shootout win improved Florida to 7-1 in shootouts this season.
Nastiuk earned his fourth straight win by stopping 33 total shots, and four of six shooters in the shootout, improving his record to 10-3-1. Marsters picked up a tie in the standings after stopping 28 total shots, and three of six shooters, which dropped his record to 1-0-2.
On the power play, the Everblades finished the night 0-for-3, while the Lynx closed out the game 1-for-3.
The Everblades return to action on Saturday, March 18 when they take on the August Lynx at 7:35 p.m. from the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center.
Everblades 2005-06 group tickets and individual game tickets are on sale now! Fans can purchase tickets at the Germain Arena box office, which is open from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets can also be purchased over the phone by calling TicketMaster at (239) 334-3309, or online at www.ticketmaster.com. For additional information, contact the Everblades office at (239) 948-7825.
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